Allahabad High Court
DEO NARAYAN AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 10 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- GARIMA PRASHAD
Holding
The Court directed the Additional District Magistrate to decide the pending case within four months, thereby granting the writ of mandamus.
Summary
Petitioner Deo Narayan and another filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Additional District Magistrate, Finance and Revenue, Tehsil Naugarh, to decide a pending case (Case No. 1383 of 2025) filed under Section 198(4) of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950. The petition argued that the case had been pending since 19 August 2025 and required expeditious disposal. The State's standing counsel raised no objection to the direction. The High Court held that the court could issue a mandamus to ensure timely adjudication and ordered the magistrate to decide the pending case within four months of the certified copy of the order, without unnecessary adjournments. The petition was disposed with the direction granted.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ of mandamus can be issued directing an administrative authority to decide a pending case under Section 198(4) of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950.
- Whether the delay in deciding the pending case warrants judicial intervention.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- mandamus
- writ petition
- administrative delay
- land reforms
- Section 198(4)
- Uttar Pradesh
- expeditious disposal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 27761 of 2026
Deo Narayan And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 10 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Harish Chandra, Pramod Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C.
Court No. - 37
HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for
the State respondents.
2. By means of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following
relief:
"(a). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing
to the respondent No. 2 i.e. Additional District Magistrate, Finance and
Revenue Dehsil Naugarh District Chandauli to decide the Case No 1383
of 2025 Computerized Case No. D202514180001383 filed on dated
19.08.2025 Under Section 198(4) of Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition
and Land Reforms Act, 1950 (Katwaru and others Versus 17 Mahaveer
and others) as possible as with in short stipulated period which this
Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of
the case."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed a case
before the respondent no.2 being Case No. 1383 of 2025, under Section
198(4) of U.P.Z.A. & L.R. Act, which is pending since 19.08.2025. He prays
that the said case may be directed to be decided expeditiously.
4. Learned Standing Counsel for the State submits that he has no objection in
the event this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.2
to decide the pending case, in accordance with law.
5. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to
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the respondent no.2/Additional District Magistrate, Finance and Revenue
Tehsil Naugarh, District Chandauli to decide the pending case within a
period of four months from the date of production of a certified copy of this
order, without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.
(Garima Prashad,J.)
September 29, 2026
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Digitally signed by :-
LAL BAHADUR MAURYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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